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Tamil and Mossi


Mossi and Tamil


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
Burkina Faso  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
1  
14

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo  

Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University  
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Interesting Facts
  • Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
  • The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
    •   
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  

Similar To
Malayalam  
Dagbani Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Mossi-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
247  
99+
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
8  
5

How Many Consonants
18  
8
16  
6

Scripts
Tamil  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)  
Kia ora  

Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  
Laafi bala  

How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)  
Laafi beme ?  

Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)  
Ne y yungo  

Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)  
ne y zabre  

Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  
Kia ora  

Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  
Ne y yibeogo  

Please
தயவு (Tayavu)  
gafare  

Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  
gafare  

Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  
Wend na kon-d nindaare  

I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)  
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  

Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  
Y gafare  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kongu  
Ouapadoupou  

Where They Speak
Kongu  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
10
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil  
Saremde  

Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
8
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil  
Taolende  

Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
7
7,000,000.00  
33

Total No. Of Dialects
10  
10
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million  
21
7.60 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.06 %  
20
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
70.00 million  
15
7.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million  
99+
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
தமிழ்  
Mosse  

Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili  
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi  

French Name
tamoul  
moré  

German Name
Tamil  
Mossi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  
[mɔ̀ːsì]  

Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans  
Mossi  

History

Origin
300 BC  
11th Century AD  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
-  
Western Sudanic  

Branch
-  
Gur (Voltaic)  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Tamil  
Mossi  

Language Position
18  
16
37  
34

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil  
Mossi Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ta  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tam  
mos  

ISO 639 2/B
tam  
mos  

ISO 639 3
tam  
mos  

ISO 639 6
tam  
mos  

Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248  
moss1236  

Linguasphere
tami1289  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Tamil and Mossi Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Tamil and Mossi dialects. Various dialects of Tamil and Mossi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Tamil are spoken in different Tamil Speaking Countries whereas Mossi Dialects are spoken in different Mossi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Tamil vs Mossi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Tamil dialects include: Kongu, Madurai Tamil. Mossi dialects include: Ouapadoupou , Saremde. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Tamil and Mossi Speaking population

Tamil and Mossi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Mossi languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Mossi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Tamil and Mossi on Tamil vs Mossi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tamil and Mossi Language Codes

Tamil and Mossi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Tamil and Mossi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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